Crafty Monday: Octopus & Starfish (last of the Ocean crafts)

Hello gang and welcome to Crafty Monday :). Glad you could join me. As the title says, this is the last of the ocean posts. This week we are starting patriotic crafts and then outer space. Enjoy the pics and maybe you can try these crafts yourself 🙂

Starfish– this is simply a Starfish drawn on a paper plate, cut out, and then painted.

I helped Michael with this one. He drew the picture and I cut it out and glued it to black construction paper. Then I cut it into a circle as well.

We read about dolphins, whales, and Sea turtles this past week. We learned something neat. Dolphins are sometimes caught in nets by fishermen trying to catch Tuna. Dolphins follow the Tuna because they eat them. So certain companies are starting to use baited line instead of nets. We actually checked our tuna can and it says “dolphin safe” on it. I thought that was pretty cool.

We also had Ocean Jello with Swedish Fish. It was a bad idea. I liked the Jello until I tasted bits of Swedish Fish (a candy) that dissolved in it. Michael liked the Swedish fish but disliked the Jello. We threw it out. It looked neat anyway. I would’ve liked it better with fruit shaped fish instead.

Since I haven’t done crafts in I don’t know how long, I will have to say my favorite memory of the ocean is scuba diving. It really is like entering another world. Some of the fish came right up to me trying to figure out what I was. Unfortunately I had to quit diving because of ear infections.

The crafts must have been fun for both you and your son. What a great way for your son to learn about the ocean.